THE BASICS FOR CULTIVATION OF ALMOND
BOTANICAL NAME: Amygdalus communis L.
SOIL-CLIMATE REQUIREMENTS
Climate: Hot and dry, avoiding installation in frost damage areas.
Soil: Fertile, light, well-drained, sandy-loam to sandy-clay, pH 6.0-8.0
Altitude: Lowlands, hilly areas.
PLANTING SEASON
1. Bare-rooted: Winter.
2. In pots or bags: Autumn to early spring.
PLANTING DISTANCES
Planting by squares: Distances 5-8 m x 5-8 m
FERTILISATION
Add organic matter (manure or compost) 2-4 tonnes / ha, in soils with this content below 2%.
1. Approximate basic fertilization (40 trees per acre) in developed almond orchards:
4 kg P2O5, 15 kg K2O
2. Approximate top dressing (40 trees per acre) in developed almond orchards:
2.1. 15 kg N in 5 equal installments, beginning in mid-March, the second in mid-April, mid-May third, fourth in mid-June, and fifth post-harvest in October.
2.2. Foliar application of chelated Zinc in mid spring.
2.3. Add boron in fall 150-200 g / tree in Borax form.
IRRIGATION
Regular irrigation, especially in July, August, September.
ENEMIES - DISEASES (VISUAL GUIDE)
1. ENEMIES
1.1. Peach twig borer (Anarsia lineatella) 1.2. Blossom weevil (Anthonomus amygdalis)

1.3. Leafhopper (Empoasca sp.) 1.4. Almond seed wasp (Eurytoma amygdali)

1.5. San Jose scale (Quadraspidiotus perniciosus)
1.6. Green peach aphid (Myzus persicae)

2. DISEASES
2.1. Brown rot of stone fruit (Monilinia laxa) 2.2. Fruit rot disease fungus (Phytophthora syringae)

2.3. Coryneum blight (Coryneum beijerinkii ή Stigmina carpophila (Lév.) 2.4. Plum rust (Tranzechelia pruni-spinosae)

2.5. Red leaf blotch (Polystigma ochraceum) 2.6. Bacterial blight (Pseudomonas amygdali)
2.7. Peach leaf curl (Taphrina deformans) 2.8. Honey fungus (Armillaria mellea) 2.9. Alternaria leaf spot (Alternaria sp.)
2.10. Grapevine dieback disease fungus (Eutypa lata)

VARIETIES
1. TEXAS 2. FERRAGNES 3. FERRADUEL

4. RETSOU 5. GUARA 6. AVIJOR

7. SOLETA

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